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English
Etymology
From acantho- (“having thorns”) + -carpous (“relating to fruit”), from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos) and κᾰρπός (karpós) respectively.
Adjective
acanthocarpous (comparative more acanthocarpous, superlative most acanthocarpous)
- (botany) Having the fruit covered with spines.
Translations
having the fruit covered with spines